300亿冷知识

300
Billion Cool Facts You Never Knew About the World With an estimated
7.8 billion people on the planet, it's easy to believe that just about everything there is to know about the world has already been explored, cataloged and documented. But, as it turns out, there is still plenty to be discovered and learned. Here are 300 billion cool facts that will leave you in awe of the world around us.
1. The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is 9,000 years old.
2. A sheep, a duck and a rooster were the first passengers in a hot air balloon.
3. Cleopatra was not actually Egyptian; she was Greek.
4. Iceland has no mosquitoes.
5. There is a town in Norway called Hell.
6. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and the UK in 189
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7. The world's oldest person lived to be 122 years old.
8. Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.
9. The first recorded marriage took place in Mesopotamia in 2350 BC.
10 The world's largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches across. 1
1. The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. 1
2. The world's largest rubber band ball weighs over 9,000 pounds. 1
3. Leonardo da Vinci was ambidextrous. 1
4. The world's first computer was the size of a room. 1
5. Giraffes have no vocal cords. 1
6. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. 1
7. The world's largest pyramid is not in Egypt, but in Mexico. 1
8. One in four Americans have appeared on TV. 1
9. Bees can recognize human faces. 20. New Zealand has more sheep than people. 2
1. The world's largest pumpkin weighed over 2,500 pounds. 2
2. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe. 2
3. The shortest commercial flight takes just two minutes. 2
4. The world's largest annual human migration occurs during Chinese New Year. 2
5. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States. 2
6. The world's deepest postbox is in Susami Bay in Japan. 2
7. The world's first Olympic games were held in Greece in 776 BC. 2
8. Cows have best friends. 2
9. The world's tallest statue is the Statue of Unity in India. 30. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living organism on Earth. 3
1. The world's largest book weighs over 3,500 pounds. 3
2. The world's largest swimming pool is in Chile. 3
3. The longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters. 3
4. The world's largest tree is a giant sequoia in California. 3
5. Kangaroos can't walk backwards. 3
6. The world's largest shopping mall is in China. 3
7. The world's largest spider is the Goliath birdeater. 3
8. The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. 3
9. The Great Wall of China is over 13,000 miles long. 40. Dogs have been used in warfare for thousands of years. 4
1. The world's largest diamond is the Cullinan Diamond. 4
2. The world's oldest living tree is over 4,800 years old. 4
3. The world's largest cave system is in Vietnam. 4
4. The longest distance run on a treadmill is over 500 miles. 4
5. The world's largest chocolate bar weighed over 12,000 pounds. 4
6. The world's largest flower is the Rafflesia. 4
7. The world's deepest pool is in Italy. 4
8. The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat. 4
9. The world's largest planetarium is in Japan. 50. The oldest known writing is over 5,000 years old. The world is full of fascinating facts and wonders, and these 300 billion cool facts only scratch the surface. From the smallest insect to the grandest structures, every inch of the world offers something to discover and explore. So, take a moment to appreciate the wonder and diversity of life on earth – you never know what else you might uncover.